chouf

ʃuf

Definition

Definition of chouf - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

surveillance

Rare

Slang

personne qui surveille et observe pour prévenir d'un danger

Rare

Slang

Le chouf a donné l'alerte quand les flics sont arrivés.

guetteur

sentinelle

vigie

guet

Rare

Slang

surveillance exercée pour surveiller un lieu ou une activité

Rare

Slang

Ils ont organisé un chouf devant la banque toute la nuit.

guet

surveillance

Interjection

alerte

Rare

Slang

cri d'alerte signalant un danger, une surveillance ou l'approche des autorités

Rare

Slang

Chouf ! Les flics arrivent au coin.

alerte

attention

gare

ordre regarder

Rare

injonction pour dire à quelqu'un de regarder attentivement

Rare

Chouf un peu ce qui se passe là-bas !

mate

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Origin of chouf

arabe maghrébin, chouf (regarder)

Examples of chouf in a sentence

Sans chouf pour les prévenir, ils ont été pris de court.
Un chouf surveillait l'entrée de l'immeuble jour et nuit.
La police a repéré un chouf posté près du parking.
On a enfin dénoncé le chouf qui traînait près de l’école.
Les habitants surveillent ce chouf qui filme les passants en cachette.
Le capitaine a ordonné au chouf de vérifier la présence d’icebergs.

En pleine tempête, le chouf ne quittait pas la mer des yeux.
Le chouf a rappelé les consignes de sécurité à l'équipage.
Promu chouf, il doit désormais encadrer les jeunes matelots.
Chouf ! Les policiers arrivent au bout de la rue.
Chouf ! Cache la marchandise, ils montent l'escalier.
Chouf, la voiture arrive trop vite !
Chouf, il a encore oublié ses clés.

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English:lookout, heads up, ...
German:Schmiere, Alarm, ...
Italian:palo, allarme, ...
Spanish:vigía, agua, ...
Portuguese:olheiro, cuidado, ...
Chinese:风哨, 望风警报, ...
Japanese:見張り, ヤバい, ...
Arabic:مُرَاقِب, اِنْتَبِه, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹמֵר, זְהִירוּת, ...
Russian:смотрящий, шухер, ...
Ukrainian:наглядач, шухер, ...
Catalan:guaita, compte, ...
Danish:udkig, pas på, ...
Dutch:uitkijk, pas op, ...
Greek:τσιλιαδόρος, προσοχή, ...
Hungarian:figyelő, vigyázz, ...
Khmer:អ្នកឃ្លាំមើល, ប្រយ័ត្ន, ...
Korean:감시자, 조심해, ...
Polish:czujka, uwaga, ...
Portuguese (BR):olheiro, alerta de perigo, ...
Romanian:supraveghetor, atenție, ...
Swedish:spanare, se upp, ...
Thai:คนเฝ้าดูต้นทาง, ระวัง, ...
Turkish:gözcü, polis, ...
Vietnamese:người cảnh giới, coi chừng, ...

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Definition of chouf - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Interjection

Origin of chouf

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